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i think that you've forgottonen to install the firmware.... remember that |
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you have to download the firmware (i've appended it to this email), then |
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install bcm43xx-fwcutter from portage, cut the firmware with the command: |
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bcm43xx-fwcutter wl_apsta.o and then copy the files with the extension .fw |
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that you can you'll have in the directory that contains wl_apsta.o into the |
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/lib/firmware directory. this directory is protected so you'll need root |
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priviledges to copy the files in there. after you've copied the .fw files |
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into the directory do this: |
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> chmod +r+x /lib/firmware/*.fw |
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this will make the firmware readable when you modprobe the bcm module. then |
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you just have to do: |
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modprobe bcm43xx -r to remove the module (if it's loaded) and |
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modprobe bcm43xx to load it. |
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do a dmesg | grep bcm43xx and see if it gives you errors or similar things |
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and then do a iwconfig that will list all your network interfaces. now |
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search for wlan or eth interfaces and see which one of them has wireless |
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extensions. the interface that has wireless extensions is the one you're |
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searching for. |
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broadcom module uses the wext (linux wireless extensions) so if you need to |
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configure the wireless you'll do it through the wext module. |
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2007/10/11, Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>: |
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> Well, I tried the bcm43xx modules last night. I got them loaded just |
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> fine, but I couldn't find an interface that would use them. I tried |
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> wlan0 (I do have ndiswrapper, but that module wasn't loaded) and eth1 |
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> and no dice. So, what interface do I use? Or how do I finish the setup |
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> on this? |
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> Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! |
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dott. ing. beso |